Join First Lady on live chat about education, leadership

US First Lady Michelle Obama smiles during a visit to the Martin Luther King school on June 27, 2013 in Dakar, Senegal.SEYLLOU DIALLOSEYLLOU DIALLO/AFP/Getty Images

Teen girls from around the country and South Africa will join First Lady Michelle Obama and singer John Legend for a Google Hangout 8:30 a.m. CT Saturday to talk about the importance of education and leadership among today’s girls.

The Houston girls, who will take part in the live conversation from St. John’s School via the Internet, are part of Breakthrough Houston, a program to help prepare and motivate middle school students on the path to college.

Obama will join live from South Africa, where she’ll be joined by teen girls there. Legend will appear from Los Angeles also with a group of teen girls. And, actress and singer Victoria Justice is scheduled to visit the Houston group at St. John’s School during the Hangout.